Pictured (L-R): Robert Holland and Ritchie Whyte (partner and head of corporate) Solicitor advocate Robert Holland has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner and will be based in the firm's office in Edinburgh.
Appointments
Murray Beith Murray has announced the promotion of two solicitors to partner. Sophie Napier and Fraser Scott took up their new roles yesterday.
Legal and tax advice firm Turcan Connell has secured two strategic hires for its land and property team with the addition of Murray Soutar and Lesley Roarty. Murray Soutar re-joins the firm as a partner having established a career as a specialist advisor in rural property. He first began his career
Abrdn has appointed Peter Branner as chief investment officer (CIO), effective 1 May 2023, reporting to Chris Demetriou and Rene Buehlmann, CEOs of investments. Mr Branner joins from APG Asset Management, one of the largest global pension investors based in Europe, where, as CIO, he has been respons
Aberdeenshire-headquartered integrated services and training provider, AquaTerra Group, has appointed three strategic senior management roles ahead of projected business growth. Peter Robinson, previously managing director of the AquaTerra Group, will move to the chairman position on the group's boa
Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the industry body for financial and professional services in Scotland, has appointed Lloyds Banking Group life and pensions leader Jackie Leiper to its board of directors. Ms Leiper brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services to the role. She joi
Social Enterprise Scotland has appointed Douglas Westwater as its new chair. Mr Westwater has been CEO of Community Enterprise for the past 15 years. The social enterprise provides development support to social enterprises, community groups and the wider third sector and beyond to resource them
Smart Data Foundry has revealed its inaugural board as it accelerates its mission to unlock the power of financial data to drive innovation and solve big societal issues. Joining chair Dame Julia Unwin and chief executive officer Frank Gauld, the board is drawn from government, industry and academia
Blackadders has appointed Annie Fleming to a newly created chief financial officer role. Ms Fleming will have responsibility for all the financial actions of the firm including ensuring compliance with the Law Society of Scotland Account rules, billing and credit control, cashflow management, and fi
Borders-based estate agency Paton & Co has appointed Fiona Pagett as partner. Ms Pagett joins from Rettie & Co, where she was a senior sales negotiator and valuer.
Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Jackie Leiper as the new chair of its Scottish Executive Committee. Alongside a team of experts, Ms Leiper will represent the group in Scotland and work with politicians, regional business leaders, community networks and charities to help add
Mackie’s of Scotland has appointed Stuart Common as managing director, as Mac Mackie steps down from the role and takes up his new position as executive chairman. Mr Common, 36, has secured the role after working at the family business for more than 16 years at the Aberdeenshire firm, lat
Seven young people have been appointed in a range of posts in the Outer Hebrides by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The posts, which have all been filled in recent months, are based in Benbecula and Stornoway and have an important part in helping businesses and communities to develop and gro
Payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has revealed its plans for the coming year, from changes to its senior management team and a new appointment, to a deepening of its footprint in the retail sector, product strategy, and plans for further expansion. The Edinburgh-based firm is forecasting healthy
Interpath Advisory has welcomed the arrival of director Tom Rawlinson, who has been appointed to lead the firm’s transaction services offering in Scotland. Mr Rawlinson, who joins the firm from FTI Consulting and who will be based out of the firm’s Edinburgh office, has over 12 years&rsq